Actually, I didn’t. I didn’t plan anything for my birthday, partly because I’ve been in denial about it for the past weeks, and partly because I can’t think of anything to celebrate it. So, I just prayed and left everything to God and let Him surprise me on the day of my birthday. I also tried to treat the day just like any other day. Since my birthday will fall on Friday, I thought that […]

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Yesterday, I tried setting up a monthly budget so I could manage my finances better this year. The reason behind this is because I want to save up enough money so we could start the renovation of our house here in the province. It has always been my dream to have our house renovated ever since I started working. However, unexpected things that require more of our attention happen every year so we always need […]

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​​11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went […]

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It’s week 2 of our weekly challenge and I must admit that I’m quite excited to share the song I’m thinking about for this topic. Well…. Since I never had an ex-bf, I’ll just share the song that reminds me of ex-office crush, haha! I used to sing this song in my head whenever I see him pass by in front of me (literally) to buy something from my officemate’s store. Just listen to the […]

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Title: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Author: Gail Honeyman Date Read: August 3-19, 2017 Rating: ★★★★ SUMMARY: Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. Then everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her […]

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Earlier this year, I’ve made a resolve to keep a record of the best things that will happen to me this year. Since it’s April already, it’s time to post my 1st quarter highlights. JANUARY Parent’s 30th Wedding Anniversary Celebration My 29th Birthday Celebration FPE’s 25th Anniversary Random Food Trip with Officemates FEBRUARY AFFS-NCR Anniversary Celebration AFFS-UPLB Grand Alumni Homecoming Valentine’s Day Celebration UP Fair 2017 Colourpop Bonding with Laslas Girls MARCH Iloilo/Antique trip for […]

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Welcome back to this long overdue challenge! I only have two verses in mind when it comes to my spiritual beliefs and my relationships. The first one is 1 Timothy 5:1-2, which is my guiding principle for cultivating godly relationships in general, and the second one is 2 Corinthians 6:14, which is my guiding principle for romantic relationships. On godly relationships Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger […]

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​A. W. Tozer once wrote, “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply.” God has a mission for your life and mine. But before we can carry out that mission, we will often go through the boot camp of adversity. If this is where you find yourself today, ask God to give you His grace to walk through this time with you. He promised He would never […]

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I’ve been taught that following Jesus is costly. I’ve always known this in theory because Jesus himself said this to His disciples a lot of times. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. (Matthew 16:24) “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than […]

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I was supposed to publish this last month but life happens so I’m posting this only now. Only a few days left, and the year is about to end again. As with my usual practice, I want to keep a record of the songs that made this year a little more exciting for me. I don’t have much music discoveries this year though, so I can only name a few memorable songs in my playlist. […]